Morning news brief: Biden backs India, Pfizer 95% effective, and more
File photo of a healthcare professional prepares a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine
US President Joe Biden has supported India's request forglobal waiver on patent protections forcoronavirus vaccinesin the pandemic, even though Washington feelsintellectual property rights are important for businesses. Meanwhile, one of the largest study has found the Pfizer vaccine is 95 per cent effective against the virus, and these numbers significantly drop when only one of the two prescribed doses are taken.
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The Biden administration on Wednesday decided to back the India-led fight for a global waiver on patent protections forcoronavirus vaccines.
The study found that the two shots of the vaccine provide 95.3 per cent protection against infection and 96.7 per cent protection against death seven days after the second dose.
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